When he got back to the stone the next day, he crushed a second serpent head and found a silver key.

第二天，小伙子又来到石头那里，砸开了第二个蛇头，里面是一把银钥匙。

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Then she saw it was the long flat head of a serpent, and the recollection of the prophecy rushed into her mind.

然后她看到一个又长又扁的蛇头，预言一下子从她的记忆中跳出来。

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In the cave lurked a horrid serpent with a crested head and scales glittering like gold.

洞穴里盘踞着一条恶蛇，它的头冠和身上的鳞片象金子似地熠熠发光。

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It was later revealed to be a toy submarine outfitted with a sea-serpent head.

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